Jokic & Nuggets Beat Wemby & Spurs in a THRILLER | ALL NBA PODCAST
Adam Mares and Jason Timpf break down the biggest NBA games and storylines, starting with the Denver Nuggets taking down the San Antonio Spurs in overtime and what it revealed about Nikola Jokicās ability to reach another gear. They analyze Denverās clutch offense, Aaron Gordonās importance, and why this was a needed win, while also diving into the Spursā struggles, questions around their identity, and how Victor Wembanyama matched up with Jokic. The conversation explores San Antonioās ball-handling issues, the development battle between Jokic and Wembanyama, and standout defensive traits from Castle. The episode also touches on Jokicās signature Sombor Shuffle, the Los Angeles Lakersā ongoing injury concerns, and closes with a big-picture debate on the best player to never be the best player in the world. A must-watch for NBA fans tracking MVP-level play, rising stars, and the biggest storylines shaping the season.
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00:00 – Intro
01:35 Nuggets take down Spurs in OT
03:43 Jokic still has the ability to reach a top gear
09:30 Nuggets needed a win against a team like the Spurs
11:48 Wemby couldnāt guard Jokic
15:37 Nuggets clutch offense
16:38 Spurs had a bit of an identity crisis
23:38 Spurs ball-handlers
25:23 Who benefits more from getting more reps against each other, Jokic or Wemby?
37:15 Aaron Gordonās importance
46:36 Castle is impossible to screen
48:41 Jokicās Sombor Shuffle
53:28 Lakersā injury nightmares
59:09 Best player to never be the best player in the world
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22 Comments
Lol, someoneone else said this. Jokic literally downloaded Wemby's defense in about 20 minutes. After that, he was unarguable. It was like the matrix programs that Neo learns.
Best Jokic defenders 1-on-1 for me: Zubac, Embiid, Draymond
You underrating Fox by alot he scored 60 last year. He is good enough and will prove it.
If Daron wouldn't have fouled on the 3 pt shot Spurs wouldnhave won. Daron needs better handles. He was the reason for our loss.
Spurs vs Nuggets was an AWESOME showdown to see who the runner up for MVP is, and to see whoās going to lose to OKC in the WCF š
Love Castle, Big Fan of Fox who wasnāt great but canāt argue with his shots. But Dylan needed to be in the game. Unstoppable and best point of the three.
Look like Spurs and Denver will meet before one of them meets OKC. Denver will have the 3rd spot. LA will have 4th seed.
Joker 3 vs Holmgren was crazy
7:55 that's why you are not a GM
39:54 Jason, did you really just say Jokic and Steph are the best offensive players ever when thereās this other guy who won 10 straight scoring titles excluding the 17 game season he played after baseball? Seriously? Steph!?
Ok Jokic was impressive but Wemby and the Spurs are fast learners so I guess they will adjust defensively. The other story of the game is the missed open 3s by the Spurs and just lost by 2 points
It was the best Non-Thunder game of the season. On a list of the Top 10 games of the year, OKC is on at least 6 of those.
the Spurs and Nuggets were so good that Adam and Jason spent over 50 minutes talking about one game š thatās awesome
Denver was great ofc. That said, Gordon and Watson MUST be healthy in order to beat SA in the playoffs
Is this Hanry Cavill?
Spurs v nuggets best regular game so far this season. Played at play off intensity with two superstars going toe to toe. Was a brilliant watch.
seeing commentators paid by nba participate in mental gymnastics while trying to be aligned with the official narrative is my new favorite thing… 'yes, he has the best stats, but I am just not feeling it you know from this man who rarely shows emotion'
Jokic had a "good month" and a month off. His 'good month" was him coming off an injury. He's been great since March.
He was on fire October-December 31
Letās stop kidding ourselves though. Jokic is still the best player in the world. The only reason we are hearing this conversation is because 1) he got injured this year and it slowed him down long enough 2) The media has decided they need a āsexierā superstar, and 3) we are numbed by his numbers. Itās not just his gaudy numbers, itās his ability to outsmart and solve every player he faces and do it with surgical efficiency. Iām not a super fan, I just know greatness when I see it.
Jokic scored on wemby
1 half
Post left hand
Post after block
Right elbow floater
2 half
Mid range
Mid range
Mid range
3 points
Floater after locking wemby behind
Sombor shuffle
Floater the end
10 field goals over wemby, not 6
This episode feels a bit self indulgent. If San Antonio had won would we have gotten this episode? This podcast is for a national audience no? Also, it seems Denver just won at the end and it could have gotten either way. I donāt mind a 15 min segment but wow spending an hour on your home team? So if Lakers and Nuggets are both good this is a Western conference only show?
We need that output from AG in a handful of games